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Friday, April 08, 2016

Libraries and Learning in the USA

Published yesterday on the Pew Research site: results of survey on libraries and learning, carried out in the USA. "Most Americans believe libraries do a decent job of serving the education and learning needs of their communities and their own families. A new survey by Pew Research Center shows that 76% of adults say libraries serve the learning and educational needs of their communities either “very well” (37%) or “pretty well” (39%). Further, 71% say libraries serve their own personal needs and the needs of their families “very well” or “pretty well.” As a rule, libraries’ performance in learning arenas gets better marks from women, blacks, Hispanics, those in lower-income households, and those ages 30 and older." Libraries and Learning.http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/04/07/libraries-and-learning/Rocks, Howth, March 2016

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Information Literacy is ...

"the adoption of appropriate information behaviour to identify, through whatever channel or medium, information well fitted to information needs, leading to wise and ethical use of information in society." (Webber and Johnston)